Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-08-05
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spithead was thronged ~ visitors from.
III parts Of tho world. The Queen and
family and The aristocracy generally. were
present, and among other Americana were
Mr. y g Lane. United States minister to1
France; Mr.. Curry, United States ministers
!tary 81 the American @ legation 1t
London; Lieut. Chadwick, naval attachef
OF tho American lega tion at London; Lieut.
Buckingham, naval attache Of tho Ameri-
can legation at Paris; Hon. e. NJ. Waller,
United States consul general at London;
Gen. Joseph =. Hawley and Senator Frye.
August Jay, second secretary Of the Ameri-
can legation at Paris, Chester a. Arthur,
Mrs. Frank Leslie and Mrs. Logan Roots
were aboard different crafts. w. K. Van.
derbilt's yacht, the Alya, was conspicu-
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The vessels participating in the pageant
as paraders numbered 12S pennants, and
included three squadrons of ironclads and
cruisers, aggregating thirty four vessels.
seventy-fve torpedo boats, gunboats and
iron defense ships divided into Eve fotillas,
six training briggs and thirteen troop ships.
Besides these 12S ships under drill, there
were the imperial and Indian troop ships APP
pointed to carry the distinguished visitors,
The war ships were drawn up in four
lines facing up the channel. the starboard
column being opposite the Isle Of Wight
and the port column being of p Portsmouth.
The ships Unconstitutional two cables apart,
the lines being three cables between. The
aotillas were ranged in double columns be-
tween the port column Of cironlads and the
main land, and the troop ships were placed
in single column between the atarboard line
and the Isle OF Wight. This made four
and three on the other, extending from
South Sea castle to the Rye middle shoal.
over two miles. The Minotaur kept clear
to the east approach to the alley, between
the divisions and the fotil]as. At
10 o'clock the two Devonshire tugs
blocked the west entrance to
the lines to all but ships Of war
and the Manly and the Malta. The troops
ships and other vessels conveying visitors
columns before 2 o'clock. after which they
took up the positions assigned them. Tho
small vessels appropriated tovisitors an
chored at 20 clock abreast the torpedo
hotilla. The private craft carrying sight
seers numbered several hundred. They
the pleasure boats OF all ma
tions. Probably no such feet was ever
seen before in time OF peace. Every
class Of the British navy was
represented. The review OF the Crimean
fleet by the queen and the prince consort
xur,vv 3cY,f fop 1%y m, !
parison with these. The stout, wooden:
ships which figured in that review were
decked bravely out for the OCCASION.
Nelson's old ship, the Victory, was con-.
spicuous object and her old tim bers echoed
again, as boat after boat passed her the
full complement cheering vociferously. The
old ship mounted q gun
or two and Joined in the universal
salute to the queen. Shortly after
2 o'clock when order was perceptible on
the water, the Euphrates, the Crocodile
ward OF Osborne, and stood in readiness to
escort the roy alyachts when the queen en-
barked at O'Clock toreview the feet. The
queen left Osborne q few minutes before 3
o'clock and went aboard the royal yacht,
Victoria and Alberta. Her majesty LETT
the buoy in Osborne bay at 3 o'clock. She
was proceeded by the Trinity
yacht and was followed by
the royal yachts, Osborne and
Alberta and the shipe Enchantress, Helieon,
Euphrates, Crocodile and Malabar. The
royal procession proceeded straight to its
destination and passed between the lines,
leaving the coast defense ships, gunboats
and torpedo boats on the port hand. Aft
er proceeding az far "a Horse El.
bow buoy the Victoria and Alberta turned
to starbo ard, passed between the two col. !
umns OF large ships forming a B and G
squadron. and then between the lines
of foreign ships OF war. As her
majesty passed through the lines Of
these endless war ships, each yard being
manned by brawny tars, deafening cheer
after cheer was sent up from the crews to
greet their sovereign, but it was not until
The queen had gone through the double
line that the great cannon OF the big ships
began to thunder forth the royal salute
with q roar that caused the great vessels
to roll and the sea to increase it's heaving,
as shot alter shot came booming over the
water. On such vessels as had no masts,the
turrsts, breastworks and decks we're lined
by Jack tars, and the queen had no reason to
complain Of her reception, either on her
progress down the line or on her return to
Osborne, which was safely reached before
the prince and princess OF Wales on board,
followed the queens yacht all the way.
The vessels which were drawn up in line 4
when the queen passed extended over four
miles and this length was added to by the
great troop ships, laden with speculate tors.
also falling into line and saluting the queen
as she made her progress. 8$5 81